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Library & Documentation Centre :

The Library and Documentation Centre of National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation came into picture science its inception. The Library has a large and unique collection of books especially on Geography and allied subjects as well as maps, topographical maps and atlases. The Library has been computerised the whole collection of books, journals and maps. Reference Librarians at the desk will provide orientation to the collections and information about how to use the Library and its information resources. A CD-ROM Library is also going to setup shortly. All library collections are available for consultation, but NATMO Officers and staff can borrow books only. 
 
    The collection of the library is as follows :

 

I. Books
 Total Nos. 19000 
 

Subject areas covered :
 

Geography
Geology 
Social Science 
History
Botany
Ecology 
Arts & culture
Census 
Gazetteer

 

Encyclopedia and reference materials :
 

Mc Graw Hill encyclopedia of Science & Technology
Collier's encyclopedia
Mc Millan's International encyclopedia of Science & Technology
Encyclopedia of Britannica
Harper's encyclopedia of Science
International wild life encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of Americana
Encyclopedia of Asiatica
Great Soviet encyclopedia
International encyclopedia of Science
Asiatic Researches
Linguistic Survey of India
Statistical account of Bengal
Biswa Kosh (Bengali encyclopedia) 
  

 

II. Journals
 A. Bound Journal : Total Nos. 500 (Aprox)
B. Journal Title : Total Nos. 70

 

Subject areas covered :
 

Geography
Geology 
Oceanography
Social Science
Ecology and Environment
Tourism
Remote sensing
G.I.S.
Computer
Pure & Bio science
  

III. Maps and Atlases
Maps :

 

Topographical maps published by Survey of India
 

Thematic maps published by National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation and Survey of India


Hydrography

 
Geological maps

 
District maps, Police Station/Thana maps published by Director of land records & Survey of different States

Atlases : 

Total Nos. 520

National Atlas of India
National Atlas of different countries
World Atlas
Census Atlas
Atlases on different themes

 

IV. Remote Sensing Data
  

Aerial photos
Satellite imagery
Land sat with negative 
IRS - Series of satellites in different scale 

 

V. CD-ROM Library
  

Total Nos. About Eighty

 

VI. Geographical Arena in Print Media
  

NATMO's paper-cutting catalogue on various subjects; a regular publication for internal use

  

VII. Readers services :

 

Reference service

Bibliographical service

Referral service, etc.
  

For Detail Information, Contact :

 
Government of India (Department of Science & Technology) 
C.G.O. Complex (7th Floor) DF - Block, 
Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata - 700 064. 

Phone - 033 2234-3699, 2334-6331, 2334-5006, 2334-6460, 2337-8413 
Fax     - 033 2334 - 6460 
e-mail - natmo@vsnl.net

  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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